Drive Shafts!!!
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Drive Shafts!!!
I have a 2003 Ford F350 Dually, and recently dropped my drive shaft. Ive been looking for a new drive shaft, but having problems deciding where and what kind to get. Ive been looking for a aluminum drive shaft... is that what I want? Help me out.
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Why not go with an aluminum one? If you look at a lot of drag cars you'll see a lot of aluminum driveshafts as they are built stronger than other ones. I know from personal experience in my mustang I went through 3 oem driveshafts and switched to an FRPP aluminum piece and its been trouble free ever since, even with 6000rpm launches all day long
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but you've got to understand that 1) your mustang doesn't weigh 8000lbs 2) the drive shaft is only half as long and 3) a stock 6.0L makes more just as much torque as your mustang does. as soon as you start putting performance mods on a truck that weighs three times as much i just can't see how aluminum would be able to handle that kind of abuse.
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I just thought there might be an aftermarket driveshaft made from aluminum that is made stronger than an OEM piece. In fact if you read the February 08 issue of diesel power on page 179 of the "Wheels up Wonder" article they replaced the stock yoke with a billet aluminum piece because the OEM part wasn't strong enough, couldn't this also apply to a driveshaft?
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If you want a quality driveshaft call Tom Woods Driveshafts. They do some of the best driveshafts.
Tom Woods Custom Drive Shafts Custom Driveshafts Specialist
They will take the time to tell you what you need and why you need it.
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Tom Woods Custom Drive Shafts Custom Driveshafts Specialist
They will take the time to tell you what you need and why you need it.
Some kick me. I sound like a commercial.
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let us know what you find out. i am curious to find out what would be better. i am not saying that an aluminum one can't be better i just would think that steel would work better for overall strength. when they make the yoke's out of billet aluminum they use an extremely high grade of aluminum and doesn't have any flaws but the pipe they use for drive shafts are forged i believe, i could be wrong, which would allow more flaws making it weaker than the aluminum used for machining billet parts.
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This company appears to provide quality aluminum and steel drive shafts...
Action Machine Inc - Custom Driveshafts & CNC Machine Shop
Action Machine Inc - Custom Driveshafts & CNC Machine Shop